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CAPUT
head, caput
(noun) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; “he stuck his head out the window”
caput
(noun) a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; “the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
caput (plural caputs or capita)
(anatomy) The head.
(anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
The top or superior part of a thing.
(UK) The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
(medicine, colloquial) Short for caput succedaneum.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ca"put, n.; pl. Capita. Etym: [L., the head.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.
2. The top or superior part of a thing.
3. (Eng.)
Definition: The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. Your caputs and heads of colleges. Lamb. Caput mortuum (. Etym: [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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